Elijah Hears a Still Small Voice

Today I read 1 Kings 19 where Elijah flees from Jezebel's wrath.  She was unhappy that Elijah had killed all the priests and had proved that Heavenly Father was God.  And as he was fleeing for his life, he came to Horeb.  While on the mount he heard a great wind, followed by an earthquake and then a fire.  The writer of the book of Kings makes a point of showing that Elijah did not hear the voice of God in any of these things, but rather heard the voice of God as a still small voice.  This is one the favorite scriptures General Authorities and others like to use to show we need to be listening for God's voice in the right places.

As I have said before, Joseph Smith taught that we must have a correct understanding of God's nature if we are to have faith in Him.  If we are to serve Him, we must have faith.  So in other words if we are to serve God, we must have a correct understanding of His character.  The General Authorities of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints are correct.  We must be ready to look for the voice of God in the right places and circumstances.  If we are not prepared for it, we might miss it completely.  No one else will prepare us, so it is up to us to understand God and get ready to hear the still small voice when God decides to talk to us.  The scriptures state if we are prepared we shall not fear.  Likewise I say that if we are prepared, we shall not miss our opportunity to serve!  Until tomorrow.